WAND Women Speakers' Bureau
Speaker: Del.
Salima Siler Marriott
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Region
Baltimore, MD; outward to East
Coast
Honorarium
None
Expenses to be covered
Travel/lodging expenses would
need to be covered if applicable.
Topics of focus
Federal budget priorities’
impact on the states, women’s
political empowerment, unmet human
needs
Preferred audience
All types.
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An
activist since 1966 and a Maryland legislator
since 1991, Siler Marriott has advocated
for patients’ rights; for women’s
healthcare; for women’s rights;
for African-American empowerment; for
children, youth, and families; for addiction
treatment; against over-incarceration;
and against war.
Siler
Marriott is the mother of two and grandmother
of two. She holds a D.S.W. in Social
Work Education, and serves as a Delegate
to the Maryland legislature.